This is an archive of previous daily schedules. For today's schedule, visit the daily schedule page. More information is also available on the lab's homepage.


Monday, June 20th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Joint HSS Lab in ICC 107 (3 hours)
  1. Lab Diagnostic /Logistics
  2. Student Introductions
  3. Facts About China

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Joint HSS Lab in ICC 107 (4 hours)
  1. Researching China — Alex Lennon
  2. Research Group Signup
  3. Research Group Exploration Activity



5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Joint HSS Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. China Regions Mini-Debates (with guest judge Hemanth Sanjeev)



Tuesday, June 21st


9:30AM to 12:00PM — Full GDS Lecture in ICC 115 (2.5 hours)
  1. Introduction to the Pre-Institute Packet — Will Repko

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Lab in ICC 107 (4 hours)
  1. Debriefing, Discussion, and Q&A Re: Packet Lecture
  2. In-Lab Mini-Debate — BIT Affirmative



5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Election DA Speeches

Jordana Sternberg
7:30 — Alice Viera — Cypress Bay, FL
7:45 — Zach Vlessing — Pine Crest, FL
8:00 — Allegro Wang — Bloomington Jefferson, MN
8:15 — Jerry Wang — Peninsula, CA
8:30 — Maggie Wells — Edina, MN
8:45 — Harris Wilson — St. Mark’s, TX

Anish Dayal
7:30 — Jennifer Luo — Berkeley Prep, FL
7:45 — Claire McGraw — Juan Diego Catholic, UT
8:00 — Maya Mundada — College Prep, CA
8:15 — Nikki Pachika — Portage Northern, MI
8:30 — Sukriti Rawal — Edina, MN
8:45 — Jonah Schloss — Glenbrook South, IL

Will Repko
7:30 — Ali Abdullah — Woodward Academy, GA
7:45 — Max Abramson — Woodward Academy, GA
8:00 — Daniel Freedline — Ransom Everglades, FL
8:15 — Kavya Chaturvedi — Ransom Everglades, FL
8:30 — Roland Duncombe — Portage Northern, MI
8:45 — Duvall Adair — Marist, GA

Alex Kong
7:30 — Jack Scullion — New Trier, IL
7:45 — Ezra Serrins — Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, TX
8:00 — Julia Soczynski — Wayzata, MN
8:15 — Arjun Srinivasan — Woodward Academy, GA
8:30 — William Stone — Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s, UT
8:45 — Raam Tambe — Peninsula, CA

Bill Batterman
7:30 — Harrison Hall — Westminster, GA
7:45 — Tripp Haskins — Woodward Academy, GA
8:00 — Alan Hughes — Harker, CA
8:15 — Atul Jalan — Peninsula, CA
8:30 — Evan Jones — Tulsa Union, OK
8:45 — Brian Kong — Peninsula, CA



Wednesday, June 22rd


9:30AM to 12:00PM — Full GDS Lecture in ICC 115 (2.5 hours)
  1. Introduction to the China Topic — Maggie Berthiaume

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (4 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Engagement Topicality Discussion/Activity



10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. China Threat Theory — Will Repko

Thursday, June 23rd


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in White-Gravenor Hall 213 (3 hours)
  1. Strategic Plan Selection for the BIT Affirmative
  2. Deep Dive Into Specific BIT 1AC Cards
  3. How Likely Is Senate Ratification of a U.S.-China BIT?
  4. Negative Block Speeches: Topicality, Securiyt K, China Growth Bad DA



12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Mandatory Fun!

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debates

New South 3rd Floor Common Room — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Will Repko
New South 321 — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Jordana Sternberg
New South 325 — Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion vs. Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski — Colesy Cotter
New South 328 — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Lena Grossman
New South 330 — Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jake Galant
New South 332 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Anish Dayal
New South 446 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. William Stone/Alice Viera — Alex Kong
ICC 113 — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Bill Batterman

Rules: aff must disclose full text of 1AC. Neg must disclose off-case positions. This must occur by 1:00PM. Acceptable neg options are: Election DA, China Growth Bad DA, Pressure CP, Capitalism K, Security K, Topicality “Must Be QPQ”, Topicality “Can’t Be QPQ”, case (including case offense — U.S.-China Relations Bad). Only evidence in the starter packet is allowed.

Norms: prior to the debate, each student should identify one major point of emphasis for self-improvement for the debate. This point of emphasis should be communicated to the judge before the debate. Points of emphasis might be related to speaking, prep time management, line-by-line technique, execution of a particular argument or type of argument, something related to content mastery, etc. The two teams should work collaboratively to maximize the value of each practice debate.

10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Imperial Violence and Puar's Homonationalism — Will Repko

Friday, June 24th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Library's Murray Conference Room (3 hours)
  1. How To Research Using Books — Jordana Sternberg
  2. Book Research Activity



12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (4 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Debrief/Discussion of Practice Debate 1
  2. Debrief/Discussion of Library/Book Exercise
  3. Harker v. Non-Harker (the 2As prevailed)

10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Spanos Ks — Will Repko

Saturday, June 25th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in ICC 213 (3 hours)
  1. In-Lab Speech and Discussion of T-QPQ
  2. In-Lab Speech and Discussion of China Growth Bad DA

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Full-Institute Practice Debates

Same rules and norms as before. Disclosure should occur for both debates ASAP so everyone has time to prepare without sacrificing their lunch break.

ICC 221A — Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Hemanth Sanjeev
ICC 234 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Jonathan Paul
ICC 212 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Bill Batterman
Leavey 413 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Jack Caporal
New South 321 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec — Will Repko
New South 322 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion — Arjun Krishnan
New South 329 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Jackson Erpenbach/Melanie Campbell
New South 330 — William Stone/Alice Viera vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Jordana Sternberg

3:30PM to 5:30PM — Full-Institute Practice Debates

ICC 221A — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Hemanth Sanjeev
ICC 234 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Tiffany Haas
ICC 212 — Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Bill Batterman
Leavey 413 — Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Jack Caporal
New South 321 — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Will Repko
New South 322 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Arjun Krishnan
New South 329 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. William Stone/Alice Viera — Jackson Erpenbach/Melanie Campbell
New South 330 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec — Jordana Sternberg

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Briefing on Upcoming Guest Experts
  2. Discussion of Supreme Court Trip and remaining Supreme Court cases



10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Orientalism — Will Repko


Sunday, June 26th


Sleep in day.

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Full-Institute Practice Debates
ICC 221A — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Hemanth Sanjeev
ICC 462 — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Will Repko
ICC 113 — Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Hunter Goh
New South 348 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Arjun Krishnan
New South 340 — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Jackson Erpenbach
ICC 107 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski — Jordana Sternberg
New South 337 — William Stone/Alice Viera vs. Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion — Anish Dayal
New South 348 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Lena Grossman

3:30PM to 5:30PM — Full-Institute Practice Debates
New South 321 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Arjun Krishnan
New South 340 — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec — Jackson Erpenbach
ICC 221A — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Hemanth Sanjeev
New South 337 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Anish Dayal
New South 348 — Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Lena Grossman
ICC 462 — Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Will Repko
ICC 113 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. William Stone/Alice Viera — Hunter Goh
ICC 107 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Bill Batterman

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Maguire 101 (2 hours)
  1. SCOTUS Trip Logistics
  2. The Causes of War — Hemanth Sanjeev

Monday, June 27th


9:00AM to 2:00PM — Supreme Court Trip

Afternoon off

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Capitalism K Discussion/Mini-Debate



Tuesday, June 28th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (3 hours)
  1. Discussion of Upcoming Logistics
  2. Debating as a 2N — Peyton Lee
  3. Debating as a 2A — Kate Gehling
  4. Practice Debate Preparation

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 2:30PM — Guest Lecture from Caitlin Talmadge in ICC 107

2:45 to 4:00PM — Elective #1

How To Recognize A Great Debater (Or Become One Yourself) — Bill Batterman
What separates the best high school policy debaters from their peers? In a new elective, students will be introduced to my Universal Theory of the Great Debater. While it won’t offer any secret shortcuts, students will be given a thought-provoking and somewhat philosophical perspective on how to be great at debate. This elective could be helpful for students of any experience level, but experienced students may find it more beneficial than beginners.

Debating Topicality Not Framework — Viveth Karthikeyan
An elective about the differences between T-USFG and Framework arguments against K affs. The focus of this lecture will be on: unpacking the impact to "procedural fairness", answering common critiques of topicality, and discussing why it is important to think of debate as a game. This elective is for advanced debaters.

Debating Politics Disadvantages — Young Kwon
This lecture is designed for intermediate-level students who want to learn about how to extend/go for politics disadvantages. It will review different types of politics disadvantage, tips on evidence comparisons, and block tricks. The lecture will also teach how to cut a politics DA and suggest some research terms that are relevant to the China topic.

2A Terrorism — Ezra Louvis
It’s great to be aff! We'll talk about the tricks of the 2A trade and how to write 2ACs that make the neg block impossible. Recommended for intermediate or advanced debaters.

From Schlag to Self — Tim Mahoney
This elective aims to examine the changing notion of fiat in contemporary debate practice. The goal is to move beyond the stale jargon of framework arguments and discuss the merits of current practice. The elective aims to be interactive and will require active participation by attendees. Students will be asked to explain why they debate and the group will then discuss how different interpretations of fiat influence the achievement of those values. It is intended for advanced students or intermediate students who are willing to take risks and be challenged.

Answering Chinese Security Kritiks — Chris Mills Rodrigo
This lecture is intended for middle to advanced level students that are interested in learning how to defend their version of US-China policy. Will be covering affirmative construction, 2ac block building, and researching tips for finding the best kritik answers.

Cross-Examination for Winners — jsharp
Cross-examination should be the best and most productive portion of the debate — unfortunately… it is not. This seminar is for all levels of experience and will cover the entire range of CX strategies and tactics, from why you should never (Ever.) say “is tag-team CX ok?” to the fabled Pit of Doom.

4:15 to 5:30PM — Elective #2

Debating The Liberal International Order — Bill Batterman
Many scholars argue that China poses a threat to the liberal international order. Others disagree. But what is the liberal international order and where did it come from? And why is this such a big part of the contemporary debate about U.S. foreign policy toward China? In this elective, students will learn to debate this part of the topic with greater sophistication and an appreciation for the history of global economic and political governance. Don’t just read cards from authors like Ikenberry, Brooks & Wohlforth, and Drezner; understand them. This elective could be helpful for students of any experience level.

The Science of Winning — Maggie Berthiaume
Athletes use science to help them compete — debaters should too. Students will learn how research into competition will make them better debaters, including how to prepare, persuade, control stress and anxiety, and play to win. Recommended for debaters at any level.

Quid Pro Quo Plans & CPs — Seth Gannon
"Engagement" arguably should carry conditions, arguably shouldn't, and likely comes in both flavors. What does this mean for plans & counterplans? What unique strategies are possible on an "engagement" topic? What does it mean to permute these approaches, and can the neg make them compete against each other? How do we most effectively use proposals for conditional and unconditional engagement to win debates? 40% strategy, 40% debate theory, and 20% insistent rants that the strictest among you may find extraneous. This is recommended for intermediate or advanced debaters.

Debating Impact Turns — Jeremy Hammond
This will be a discussion of how and why you should impact turn in debates. This will include tips and tricks for doing it effectively. This is suitable for beginning and intermediate debaters.

International Fiat and China — Viveth Karthikeyan
An elective about the theory that is used to justify and answer the international actor CP, as well as some discussion about likely international counterplans on the China topic. This elective is designed for intermediate to advanced students.

Team & Partnership Dynamics — Peyton Lee
Debaters & coaches often don't discuss the relationships that shape our debate experience, and dramatically influence our debate success - What's your team dynamic? If you're a senior, are you using your leadership role effectively on your squad? If you're a freshman, how do you contribute effectively? Are you and your partner building a strong relationship, to help maximize your chances of winning (and even enjoying) debate tournaments? This lecture will focus on how to build productive partnership & team dynamics that help contribute to your debate success. This elective is recommended for debaters of all levels.

Debating Framework Not Topicality — Anthony Ogbuli
This elective is about defeating kritikal teams with framework arguments only. The different types of framework arguments you should be making against Identity Affirmatives vs. Postmodern Kritikal Affirmatives. It includes understanding Framework as a Counterplan-Disadvantage Debate and how to establish and keep ethos in framework debates. This elective is designed for intermediate to advanced students.

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debates

ICC Lobby — Evan Jones/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Jeremy Hammond
ICC 107 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Kate Gehling
ICC 450 — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Maggie Berthiaume
ICC 462 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Tripp Haskins/Jack Scullion — Will Repko
Leavey 413 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Peyton Lee
NS 328 — William Stone/Alice Viera vs. Jen Luo/Julia Soczynski — Alex Kong
NS 333 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Luisa Cusick
NS 339 — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Jackson Erpenbach

ICC Lobby = meet Jeremy in the ICC lobby and then find a room.

10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Afro-pessimism and Introduction to Black Nihilism — Will Repko

Wednesday, June 29th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debates (Pairings at 9AM, Debate at 10AM)

ICC Lobby — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski — Jeremy Hammond
ICC 107 — William Stone/Nikhil Pachika vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Bill Batterman
ICC 450 — Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Maggie Berthiaume
Leavey 413 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Peyton Lee
Leavey 433 — Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Anthony Ogbuli
NS 313 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Jake Galant
NS 333 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Lena Grossman
NS 4th Floor Common Room — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Kate Gehling

ICC Lobby = meet Jeremy in the lobby and find a room

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 2:30PM — Guest Lecture from Evan Medeiros in Reiss 262

2:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (3 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Logistics
  2. Pocketbox
  3. Debating The Case In The 1NC and 2AC Discussion/Activity
  4. Announcement of the Mystery Soda

10:00PM to 10:30PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Violence and Kritik Alternatives — Will Repko

Thursday, June 30th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (3 hours)
  1. Election Backgrounder/Briefing — Kate Gehling
  2. Election DA Discussion/Activity

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 2:30PM — Guest Lecture from Colin Kahl in Reiss 262

2:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Reiss 262 (3 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Mandatory Fun!

10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Complexity Theory — Will Repko

Friday, July 1st


9:00AM to 11:30PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2.5 hours)
  1. Debriefing of Discussion with Calvin Warren
  2. Introduction to the BIT Chinese Economy Advantage
  3. BIT Chinese Economy Advantage Mini-Debate



11:30PM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (4 hours)

5:00PM to 5:30PM — Practice Debate Preparation

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Practice Debates

ICC Lobby — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Jeremy Hammond
ICC Lobby — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Anthony Ogbuli
ICC 107 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins — Bill Batterman
ICC 450 — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Maggie Berthiaume
ICC 462 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. William Stone/Nikhil Pachika — Will Repko
Leavey 413 — Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski vs. Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec — Kate Gehling
NS 337 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jake Galant
NS 353 — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Jordana Sternberg

Saturday, July 2nd


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debates (pairings at 9AM, debate at 10AM)

ICC Lobby — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Anthony Ogbuli
ICC 107 — Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jeremy Hammond
ICC 450 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins — Maggie Berthiaume
ICC 462 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Will Repko
Leavey 413 — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. William Stone/Nikhil Pachika — Jordana Sternberg
NS 343 — Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Anish Dayal
NS 3rd Floor Common Rm — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Kate Gehling
NS 406B — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Luisa Cusick

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Lab in ICC 118 (4 hours)
  1. Debrief of Practice Debates
  2. Taiwan Activity



5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Discussion and Group Cross-Ex of Cybersecurity Cooperation Affirmative
  2. K Cross-Ex Activity



10:00PM to 11:00PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Bataille and the politics of Life-and-Death — Will Repko

Sunday, July 3rd


Sleep in day.

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Practice Debates

ICC 107 — Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Bill Batterman
Leavey 413 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Kate Gehling
Leavey 433 (2836#) — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Jordana Sternberg
NS 337 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Colesy Cotter
NS 328 — William Stone/Nikhil Pachika vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Luisa Cusick
NS 339 — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec — Lena Grossman
NS 343 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski — Alex Kong
NS 4th Floor Common Room — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Hemanth Sanjeev

3:30PM to 5:30PM — Practice Debates

ICC Lobby — Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Anthony Ogbuli
ICC 107 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Bill Batterman
ICC 450 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Maggie Berthiaume
Leavey 413 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins — Kate Gehling
Leavey 433 (2836#) — Julia Witteman/Julianne Zhao vs. Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski — Jordana Sternberg
NS 337 — Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture — Colesy Cotter
NS 339 — Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang vs. Chris Eckert/Tristan Yang — Lena Grossman
NS 342 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Roland Kim/Max Wang — Anish Dayal
NS 343 — William Park/Jack Rubenstein vs. William Stone/Nikhil Pachika — Alex Kong
NS 344 — Sachet Paharia/Alanna Pearson vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jake Galant
NS 4th Floor Common Rm — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Hemanth Sanjeev

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 118 (2 hours)
  1. 50 Speech Challenge — accomplished! (~56)



Monday, July 4th


Late start day.

10:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. PosCast-inspired Draft: Favorite American Things
  2. Debrief Yesterday's Debates/Speeches
  3. Hegemony Guided Reading/Discussion Activity



12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Lab in ICC 107 (4 hours)

Hegemony Guided Reading/Discussion Activity (see morning session's doc)


Grand Strategy Definition
Kagan's Influence On Obama

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Mandatory Fun!

Tuesday, July 5th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in ICC 105 (3 hours)






12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (4 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Electives

Answering Postmodern Criticisms — Luisa Cusick
In this elective, we will talk about how post modernism is applied in policy debate, how to answer any flavor of postmodern arguments, and how to deal with a one-off K that is difficult to identity as of the 1nc. There are several common tricks that K teams use, and we will talk about those and how to effectively spot and answer them. This elective is open to all debaters, but is recommended for debaters who have some familiarity with critique arguments.

The Art of Persuasion — Viveth Karthikeyan
The elective will cover what makes the difference between a great speech and a good speech through the application of psych studies and other scientific research on human communication that can be applied to debate. This elective is recommended for students at any level.

Advanced Permutation Debating — Ezra Louvis
Go beyond your blocks! We'll talk about writing and going for innovative perms against a wide variety of common and totally strange CPs. Recommended for advanced intermediate and advanced debaters.

Going for the Capitalism Kritik against Kritikal Affirmatives — Chris Mills Rodrigo
The cap k is an invaluable tool for teams debating against kritikal affs, especially when topicality is not an option, because of its broad literature base of marxists that are mad at everything and its compatibility with strategies that defend the state. In this lecture I'd like to cover how to research and deploy the cap k in debate. This lecture is for intermediate to advanced level students.

Understanding the Chinese Economy (Beginner) — Tim Mahoney
This elective is about the current state, and makeup of the Chinese economy, the long-term problems with their continued growth, as well as the causes of the recent slowdown. The elective connects these economic events to the rest of the global economy. This elective is recommended for less experienced students or students who don’t know anything about economics.

Understanding the Chinese Economy (Advanced) — Anthony Ogbuli
This elective is about the current state, and makeup of the Chinese economy, the long-term problems with their continued growth, as well as the causes of the recent slowdown. The elective connects these economic events to the rest of the global economy. This elective is recommended for advanced students or those who are quite familiar with economic principles.

Language, Discourse, Representation: Introduction to Kritiks and Kritiking — jsharp
Words are weapons. This seminar will introduce the foundations of kritiking in policy debate by exploring the ways that language and representations are used to support and advance specific discourses - and we will explain what those last 11 words mean in a way that makes sense. This is not exactly Kritik 101, but it will get you a lot of the way there. Recommended for beginning and/or intermediate debaters but definitely useful for all.

Wednesday, July 6th


9:00AM to 12:30PM — DC Field Trip!

12:30PM to 4:00PM — Lunch and Individual Research/Rework Time

4:00PM to 5:30PM — Lab in ICC 107 (3 hours)
  1. Flow Debate: Emory Karthikeyan/Sigalos vs. Harvard Herman/Sanjeev

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Continue Flowing Debate: Emory Karthikeyan/Sigalos vs. Harvard Herman/Sanjeev
  2. Discussion Led by Viveth Karthikeyan and Hemanth Sanjeev

Thursday, July 7th


9:00AM to 11:00AM — Lab in White-Gravenor 211 (2 hours)
  1. Wu Xinbo Briefing/Discussion
  2. Critical Theory Activity (continued from Tuesday)



11:00AM to 12:00PM — Guest Lecture with Wu Xinbo in White-Gravenor 211

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Research Group Meetings in Healey Family Student Center (4 hours)

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Knowing China In-Lab Mini-Debate



Friday, July 8th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Practice Debates (pairings at 9AM, debate at 10AM)

ICC Lobby — Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Jake Galant
ICC Lobby — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Anish Dayal
ICC Lobby — Roland Kim/Max Wang vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Lena Grossman
ICC 107 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Bill Batterman
ICC 219B — Chris Eckert/Tristan Yang vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Jeremy Hammond
ICC 462 — William Stone/Nikhil Pachika vs. Julia Witteman/Julianne Zhao — Maggie Berthiaume
NS 324 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec — Luisa Cusick
NS 325 — Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Colesy Cotter
NS 3rd Floor CR — Aliesa Bahri/Christine Wu vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Jordana Sternberg
NS 4th Floor CR — Max Abramson/Harris Wilson vs. Sachet Paharia/Alanna Pearson — Alex Kong
Leavey 413 — Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski vs. Saya Abney/Piper Meloche — Jackson Erpenbach
Leavey 433 (2836#) — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. William Park/Jack Rubenstein — Kate Gehling

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Practice Debates

ICC Lobby — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Zach Vlessing/Allegro Wang — Anish Dayal
ICC 107 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Max Abramson/Harris Wilson — Bill Batterman
ICC 450 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Kate Gehling
ICC 462 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Maggie Berthiaume
NS 3rd Floor CR — Roland Duncombe/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Alex Kong
NS 4th Floor CR — William Stone/Nikhil Pachika vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Jordana Sternberg
Leavey 413 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Alan Hughes/Jonah Schloss — Jackson Erpenbach
Leavey 433 (2836#) — Jen Luo/Tripp Haskins vs. Jack Scullion/Julia Soczynski — Colesy Cotter

3:30PM to 5:30PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Debriefing/Discussion of Practice Debates
  2. How To Improve Taiwan Grand Bargain Case/DA Debates
  3. Rebuttal Reworks
  4. Research Assignment Check-Ins and Redirection

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Lab in ICC 107 (2 hours)
  1. Preview of Upcoming Schedule/Shift to East Lansing
  2. Debrief of "The Art of Speaking Efficiently" Lecture
  3. Explanation of Transcription Drill
  4. Inefficient Language Editing Exercise
  5. How To Give Winning Rebuttal Overviews

Saturday, July 9th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in White Gravenor 206 (3 hours)
  1. Rebuttal Reworks (in front of lab) — Jonathan Paul

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:30PM — Lab in White Gravenor 206 (4 hours)
  1. Individual Work Time: Research, Recordings/Reworks, and Transcriptions

5:30PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM to 9:00PM — Packing

Sunday, July 10th


Travel Day to East Lansing

Monday, July 11th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Practice Debates

Brody 138 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Erik Mathis
A401 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Jonathan Paul
A402 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Kate Gehling
A403 — Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Shivang Patel
A404 — Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang vs. Jen Luo/Alan Hughes — Wayne Campbell
A426 — Jack Scullion/Harris Wilson vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Kassandra Colon
A427 — Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Genevieve Hackman
A428 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Daniel Oleynik

3:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)

Tuesday, July 12th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Practice Debates

Brody 138 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Jonathan Paul
A401 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Lenny Brahin
A402 — Jen Luo/Alan Hughes vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Larry Taylor
A403 — Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Alyssa Hoover
A404 — Jack Scullion/Harris Wilson vs. Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec — Shivang Patel
A426 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Alex Brown
A427 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Erik Mathis
A428 — Max Abramson/Tripps Haskins vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Kate Gehling

3:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Topicality Seminar with Tyler Thur in Brody 138

Wednesday, July 13th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)
  1. Discussion of Topicality/Framework vs. Non-Traditional Affirmatives



5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Counterplan Seminar with Tim Mahoney in Brody 138





10:05 to 10:55 PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Baudrillard and Hyperreality — Will Repko

Thursday, July 14th


9:45AM to 10:30AM — MSU Honors College Presentation in Wells B115

10:30AM to 12:00PM — Critique Seminar with Ryan Galloway in Wells B115

12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 3:30PM — Practice Debates

Brody 112 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Jack Scullion/Harris Wilson — Bill Batterman
B401 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Erik Mathis
B402 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Jonathan Paul
B403 — Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall vs. Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang — Kate Gehling
B425 - Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Shivang Patel
B426 - Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Daniel Oleynik
B427 - Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Jen Luo/Alan Hughes — Jenna Bilak
B429 - William Stone/Julia Soczynski vs. Max Abramson/Tripps Haskins — Travis McClendon

3:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (1.5 hours)
  1. Research Time/Consultations

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (2.5 hours)
  1. In-Lab Mini-Debate — T vs. Knowing China Affirmative



10:05PM to 10:50PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Foucault and Biopower — Will Repko

Friday, July 15th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 112 (2.5 hours)
  1. Debating Case On The Neg — Kate Gehling



11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

Brody 112 — Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Erik Mathis
B401 — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec — Bill Batterman
B402 — Jack Scullion/Harris Wilson vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Jonathan Paul
B403 — Jen Luo/Alan Hughes vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Kate Gehling
B425 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Wayne Campbell
B426 — Max Abramson/Tripps Haskins vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Faith Geraghty
B427 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Tiera Colvin
B429 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Alyssa Hoover

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Fun Night at the Dorms

Saturday, July 16th


9:00AM to 12:15PM — Lab in Brody 112 (3.25 hours)
  1. Strategic Prep Time Management
  2. Strategic Roadmapping



12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Fun Day at the Dorms

5:00PM to 6:45PM — Dinner

6:45PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (2.25 hours)

Sunday, July 17th


Sleep-in day.

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (3.5 hours)
  1. Introduction to the Pakistan Affirmative — Jeremy Hammond
  2. Pakistan Affirmative Case Mini-Debate



5:00PM to 7:15PM — Dinner (Grand River Walkover)

7:15PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 112 (1.75 hours)
  1. How To Answer Climate Change Impacts (without citing skeptics)
  2. Warming Group Mini-Debate & Targeted Research Session



10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Intro to Queer Theory (and related themes) — Will Repko

Monday, July 18th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. 2AR Ballots vs. Critiques — Kate Gehling
  2. Preview/Introduction of Race Readings and Guided Questions
  3. Discussion of New Cybersecurity, Knowing China Aff/Neg Materials
  4. Practice Debate Prep




11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

Brody 138 — Alan Hughes/Anika Jain vs. Duvall Adair/Harrison Hall — Bill Batterman
B404 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Faith Geraghty
B425 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Genevieve Hackman
B426 — Max Wang/Roland Kim vs. Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion — Lenny Brahin
B427 — Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Aliesa Bahri/Christine Wu — Larry Taylor III
B429 — Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Alex Brown
B430 — Julianne Zhao/Julia Witteman vs. Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang — Jenna Bilak
C415 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Darcell Brown
1st Floor Lobby — Chris Eckert/Tristan Yang vs. Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins — Tyler Thur
2nd Floor Lobby — William Stone/Julia Soczynski vs. William Park/Stone Morales — Jonathan Paul
3rd Floor Lobby — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Jack Rubenstein/Sachet Paharia — Maggie Berthiaume
4th Floor Lobby — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Jen Luo/Alanna Pearson — Jeremy Hammond

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Fun Night at the Dorms

Tuesday, July 19th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Two-Color Highlighting Drill
  2. Discussion of Bonilla-Silva readings
  3. Preview of QPQ T Activity
  4. Practice Debate Preparation




11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

Brody 138 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Bill Batterman
B404 — Duvall Adair vs. Chris Eckert/Tristan Yang — Shivang Patel
B425 — Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang vs. Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture — Larry Taylor III
B426 — Jen Luo/Alanna Pearson vs. Julianne Zhao/Julia Witteman — Wayne Campbell
B427 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Max Wang/Roland Kim — Kassandra Colon
B429 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Alan Hughes/Anika Jain — Faith Geraghty
B430 — Jack Rubenstein/Sachet Paharia vs. Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec — Alyssa Hoover
C415 — Piper Meloche/Saya Abney vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Darcell Brown
1st Floor Lobby — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jeremy Hammond
2nd Floor Lobby — Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Erik Mathis
3rd Floor Lobby — William Park/Stone Morales vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Tyler Thur
4th Floor Lobby — Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Kate Gehling

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Race and Debate Lecture with Chris Randall in Wells B115

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. How to Grow and Support your Debate Team — Ellen Zwarensteyn

Wednesday, July 20th


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)
  1. RNC Recap/Preview
  2. Two-Color Highlighting Drill
  3. Logistics
  4. Introduction to U.S.-China Space Policy — Kate Gehling
  5. Space Cooperation Aff Mini-Debate




12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)
  1. Neg vs. Non-Traditional Aff Activity




5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. 60 Speech Challenge



10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Nietzsche and Heidegger Outside of Debate: A Quick Philosophical Survey — Hayden Uihlein

Thursday, July 21st


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Debating The Election DA — Jonathan Paul

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

1. Aff can read any of the following: BIT, Taiwan, Cyber Security, Knowing China, Pakistan.
2. Neg should disclose if and only if the aff requests disclosure. Aff should not request disclosure unless reading a new aff.
3. Same neg rules as before with the addition of the Track 2 CP.

Brody 138 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec — Erik Mathis
Brody 175 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins — Jonathan Paul
B404 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture — Lenny Brahin
B425 — Alanna Pearson/Chris Eckert vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Wayne Campbell
B426 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. William Park/Stone Morales — Travis McClendon
B427 — William Stone/Julia Soczynski vs. Julianne Zhao/Julia Witteman — Tiera Colvin
B429 — Duvall Adair/Jen Luo vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Alyssa Hoover
B430 — Christine Wu/Aliesa Bahri vs. Max Wang/Roland Kim — Tamara Morrison
1st Floor Lobby — Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang vs. Piper Meloche/Saya Abney — Tyler Thur
2nd Floor Lobby — Jack Rubenstein/Sachet Paharia vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Darcell Brown
3rd Floor Lobby — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion — Maggie Berthiaume
4th Floor Lobby — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Alan Hughes/Anika Jain — Kate Gehling

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Fun Night at the Dorms

10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Debating Framework: A recent grad's perspective who went for framework and whose aff was nontopical — Lenny Brahin

Friday, July 22nd


9:00AM to 12:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3 hours)
  1. Two-Color Highlighting Drill
  2. Discussion of Trump's Convention Speech
  3. Discussion of Race Readings #3 (Headley), #4 (Yancy), and #5 (GlassGlass)




12:00PM to 1:30PM — Lunch

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)
  1. China Impacts Exercise: Japan Prolif, North Korea, Taiwan, East China Sea



5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. How To Prepare
  2. Mini-Tournament Preparation




10:05PM to 10:55PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Understanding US-China Relations Through 'Mean Girls' — Maggie Solice & Kristiana Baez

Saturday, July 23rd


4-Week Mini-Tournament at Bryan.

8:00AM — Round 1 Pairings Released

8:30AM to 11:00AM — Round 1

11:00AM to 12:00PM — Lunch

12:00PM — Round 2 Pairings Released

12:30PM to 3:00PM — Round 2

3:00PM — Round 3 Pairings Released

3:30PM to 6:00PM — Round 3

6:00PM to 7:00PM — Dinner

7:00PM — Round 4 Pairings

7:30PM to 10:00PM — Round 4

Sunday, July 24th


Sleep-in day.

1:30PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (3.5 hours)
  1. Debrief Mini-Tournament
  2. Holes to Fill In Our Debate Materials
  3. How To Have A Successful Senior Year — Kate Gehling

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Demo Debate in Wells B115
  1. Margaret Strong/Anthony Ogbuli vs. Lena Grossman/Tyler Thur

Monday, July 25th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Discussion of Democratic Convention
  2. Is Trump Getting A Convention Bounce?
  3. Discussion of New Taiwan Materials
  4. Taiwan Mini-Debates



11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

Brody 134 — Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Erik Mathis
Brody 138 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Bill Batterman
A401 — Alan Hughes/Anika Jain vs. Duvall Adair/Jen Luo — Luisa Cusick
A402 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Jonah Schloss/Allegro Wang — Faith Geraghty
A403 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Lena Grossman
A404 — Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Lenny Brahin
A426 — Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Doug Husic
B425 — Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Kate Gehling

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Joint HSS Lab in Brody 134 (2.5 hours)
  1. Being Affirmative Seminar — Carly Watson

Tuesday, July 26th


Sleep-in day.

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (4 hours)
  1. Strategic Breakdowns of Other Camps' Affs — Jonathan Paul

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Joint HSS Lab in Brody 134 (2.5 hours)
  1. Conditionality Seminar — Bill Batterman





Wednesday, July 27th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Discussion of Race Readings #6 and #7
  2. Anti-Blackness Mini-Debate



11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates
Brody 134 — Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Jonathan Paul
Brody 138 — Jonah Schloss/Duvall Adair vs. Alan Hughes/Anika Jain — Bill Batterman
1st Floor Lobby — Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells vs. Brian Kong/Atul Jalan — Erik Mathis
A402 — William Stone/Julia Soczynski vs. Evan Jones/Alice Viera — Kate Gehling
A403 — Allie Cho/Maya Mundada vs. Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec — Lena Grossman
A404 — Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline vs. Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika — Larry Taylor III
B425 — Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins vs. Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins — Alex Brown
A427 — Allegro Wang/Jen Luo vs. Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion — Genevieve Hackman

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 134 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Joint HSS Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Cross-Examination Seminar — Bill Batterman

Thursday, July 28th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Debating QPQ CPs — Maggie Berthiaume



11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (4 hours)
  1. Debating against a Baudrillard Aff Activity — Erik Mathis

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Joint Lab in Brody 134 (2.5 hours)
  1. Preparing For The Season's First And Last Tournaments — Jonathan Paul

Friday, July 29th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. DNC Recap + Where The Election Goes From Here
  2. Finish Anti-Blackness Activity — In-Lab Mini-Debate
  3. Practice Debate Preparation

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 3:00PM — Practice Debates

1st Floor Lobby — William Park/Stone Morales vs. Allegro Wang/Jen Luo — Jeremy Hammond
2nd Floor Lobby — Julianne Zhao/Julia Witteman vs. Jack Rubenstein — Tyler Thur
3rd Floor Lobby — Max Wang/Roland Kim vs. Clare McGraw/Ezra Serrins — Maggie Berthiaume
A401 — Evan Jones/Alice Viera vs. Jonah Schloss/Duvall Adair — Tamara Morrison
A402 — Brian Kong/Atul Jalan vs. Raam Tambe/Jerry Wang — Faith Geraghty
A403 — Alan Hughes/Anika Jain vs. Allie Cho/Maya Mundada — Lena Grossman
A404 — Harris Wilson/Jack Scullion vs. Kavya Chaturvedi/Daniel Freedline — Jenna Bilak
A426 — Tristan Yang/Chris Eckert vs. Christine Wu/Aliesa Bahri — Doug Husic
A427 — Rohan Rajan/Eli Couture vs. William Stone/Julia Soczynski — Daniel Oleynik
B425 — Roland Duncombe/Nikhil Pachika vs. Alanna Pearson/Saya Abney — Darcell Brown
Brody 134 — Zach Vlessing/Jonas LeBarrilec vs. Sukriti Rawal/Maggie Wells — Jonathan Paul
Brody 138 — Max Abramson/Tripp Haskins vs. Ali Abdullah/Arjun Srinivasan — Bill Batterman

3:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2 hours)
  1. Research Time

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Joint Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. IR Theory (and Critical IR Theory) Seminar — Bill Batterman



Saturday, July 30th


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Neoliberalism Discussion
  2. Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges on Tackling the Neoliberal Order
  3. Neoliberalism Is a Political Project
  4. Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems
  5. The Time is Now: To Defeat Both Trump and Clintonian Neoliberalism
  6. White Supremacy and Sanctioned Violence in the Age of Donald Trump
  7. To stop Donald Trump, I’ll be voting for Hillary Clinton
  8. Research Time

11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Mandatory Fun

5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Open Q&A

9:30PM to 10:30PM — Afterlab (optional)
  1. Debating in College Panel/Q&A

Monday, August 1st


9:00AM to 11:30AM — Lab in Brody 138 (2.5 hours)
  1. Tournament Discussion
  2. CP Competition Activity



11:30AM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM to 5:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (4 hours)
  1. HSS/Lab Photos
  2. Annoying Negative Activity



5:00PM to 6:30PM — Dinner

6:30PM to 9:00PM — Tournament Preparation in Brody 134 (2.5 hours)
  1. Supervised prep time for the tournament

Tuesday, August 2nd


9:30AM — Round 1 Pairings

10:00AM — Round 1

12:00PM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM — Round 2 Pairings

1:30PM — Round 2

3:45PM — Round 3 Pairings

4:15PM — Round 3

6:00PM to 7:30PM — Dinner

7:30PM to 9:00PM — Lab in Brody 138 (1.5 hours)
  1. Debrief Tournament
  2. Wooden Quotes Activity
  3. HSS Reflections



Wednesday, August 3rd


9:30AM — Round 4 Pairings

10:00AM — Round 4

12:00PM to 1:00PM — Lunch

1:00PM — Round 5 Pairings

1:30PM — Round 5

3:45PM — Round 6 Pairings

4:15PM — Round 6

6:00PM to 7:30PM — Dinner

7:30PM to 8:00PM — Final Lab in Brody 138 (0.5 hours)

8:00PM to 9:00PM — Final Afterlab in Brody 134 (mandatory)
  1. Security K's of Non-War Impacts — Will Repko

Thursday, August 4th


Everyone that is not debating must check-in and watch/flow debates.

8:00AM — Quarterfinals Pairings

8:30AM — Quarterfinals

11:00AM to 12:00PM — Lunch

12:00PM — Semifinals Pairings

12:30PM — Semifinals

4:00PM — Finals in Brody 134

6:00PM to 7:30PM — Dinner

7:30PM — Awards